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Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... at 1.0% in the June quarter; trimmed mean at 1.7%; weighted median at 1.3%. Target at 2.0% - 3.0%. But the Bank of England (BOE) outraced the RBA, delivering a 25 bps cut in its Bank Rate to 0.25% from 0.50% -- and an increase in its asset purchase ceiling ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... (Figure 1) in the coming months. The same message is delivered by the latest updates on business and consumer confidence. BOE policy unchanged It did not happen overnight but it will happen... in August. This was the Bank of England's message after its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... on global economic activity remain to be seen and, outside the effects on the UK economy itself, may be hard to discern". BOE eases First shot across the bow after Brexit. "To support the supply of credit and in support of market functioning," the Financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... Expectations of further weakness, particularly in business investment (due to Brexit uncertainty), have prompted Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney to ponder some form of policy stimulus when the BOE next meets this month (14 July).

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... Union," he said, adding that "nothing is worse than uncertainty - and Britain has already had painful experience of this". BOE on Brexit In a statement after the Brexit result, Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney said that, "The Bank of England ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... to the bottom could ensue. The economic and political uncertainty resulting from Brexit could prompt the Bank of England (BOE) to lower interest rates from the current 0.5% to zero (or below) and/or reintroduce quantitative easing. Other central banks ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... UK economic growth by 2019 would be 5.6% lower than it would otherwise have been sans Brexit. There's the Bank of England (BOE): In its monetary policy committee meeting held last week, the BOE noted that, "the most significant risks to the MPC's forecast ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... dimensions -- quantity, quality, and the interest rate -- if it is judged necessary for achieving the price stability target. BOE on hold The Bank of England (BOE) sat on its hands and kept policy unchanged - Bank rate at 0.5% and asset purchases at ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... expected 0.1% dip and represents the first annual drop in three years (March 2013). The disappointing result confirmed the BOE and IMF's recent statements that 'Brexit" uncertainty is weighing down investment with the BOE even warning of risks to the ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... negative interest rates -- could only aspire to... a lower currency to boost growth and defeat deflation. Perhaps, like the BOE they can import Gov Glenn when he retires in September. A cheaper currency becomes significantly important in a world of slowing/stalling ...